David Freeman's Beyond Structure has attained its enormous popularity because of his radical approach. Tired of theory? You won't get any here. Instead, David teaches 200 powerful screenwriting techniques you won't find anywhere else, and which you can use immediately to enhance the artistry of your scripts. (They work for novelists too!)

Here's just one of the 200 PLOT DEEPENING TECHNIQUES you'll learn in Beyond Structure illustrated by American Beauty. This technique adds a feeling of emotional depth to plots. This technique is Parallel Plotlines:

"David Freeman has broken down the craft and art of screenwriting into its building blocks -- a periodic table of highly effective techniques that the masters have been using and which now anyone can learn. He can even take a difficult subject like how to add emotional layers and depth to a scene or script and show exactly how it's done. I don't think this information is available anywhere else."

Gary Goldman

Executive Producer and uncredited Co-Writer: MINORITY REPORT; Co-writer: TOTAL RECALL; currently writing THE END OF ETERNITY for Columbia Pictures and director Ridley Scott.

"David Freeman's strategy is excellent: If you want to write like the masters of film and television, use their techniques. You can spend ten years of your life studying, compiling, and inventing those techniques, like David did -- or you could attend his weekend "BEYOND STRUCTURE" Workshop. I've tried both, but I recommend the latter."

Joe Reinkemeyer

Writer: LAW & ORDER; BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER; L.A. LAW.

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What They Are Saying

"Using something akin to the Vulcan mind meld, David has probed into the minds of Hollywood's master writers and identified all of their techniques. But the even greater feat is how David manages to articulate thee techniques better than the masters themselves. This seminar is a must."

"When I took David's class, I had just finished a first pass at a very challenging feature adaptation I had been hired to write. In David's workshop. I found powerful techniques, clearly presented, that I could immediately use to make my characters' emotional arcs more defined and which allowed the script to operate on more profound levels. These techniques are just as applicable to my television writing. David's techniques for increasing a writer's artistry are fresh, exciting, and immensely practical."

Jan Oxenburg

Writer: COLD CASE, ROBBERY HOMICIDE DIVISION, Supervising Producer: THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD; Producer: ONCE AND AGAIN; Former Coproducer: CHICAGO HOPE; Recently finished writing a feature for Robert Greenwald Productions based on James Ellroy's memoir: MY DARK PLACES; Theatrical Feature: THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT; Former Executive Story Editor: NOTHING SACRED; Former Story Editor: RELATIVITY.

"Although I took David Freeman's class with the intention of expanding my skills for feature film writing, I found the Story Brainstorming Techniques and the Dialogue Techniques highly applicable to the half-hour comedy writing that I do everyday. Part of my work involves creating and writing pilots, and in this regard I especially liked his "Character Diamond" Technique. It is simple to use and creates strong, identifiable characters., and I will be using it for all my pilot development from now on."

"The exciting tools David offers have vast application for any director. His many specific techniques, from adding depth to a scene to ways of making characters more layered and dimen-sional, translate straight into the art of directing. Directors are in for a big creative boost when they take David's class."

William Dear

Director: ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS, WILD AMERICA

"What David does is unique, lucid and generous. He shows you how to sculpt, deepen, and enliven a script, and even how to have fun in writing it. He has conceptualized writing systems and tools that will empower both the veteran and novice to achieve deeper depths and higher heights in their writing. He is funny and charismatic; he's also a successful working writer. I will be using the tools he has passed on for years. "

Raindance is pleased to present David Freeman's Beyond Structure in London this September 23rd and 24th.

Beyond Structure is the single most popular screenwriting workshop in Los Angeles and New York. It's been taken by the writers, directors, producers, stars, and key creative executives behind: Good Will Hunting, the Austin Powers films, E.R., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, The Wedding Singer, Total Recall, 12 Monkeys, Meet the Fockers, and many more.

And we have a special offer until August 7th: Both the weekend class, save 20% AND benefit from 2 FREE evening classes.

Read on.

Parrallel Plotlines in American Beauty

Wes Bentley plays Ricky Fits, the young man with the video camera. His life is paralleled by Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey):

1. Ricky begins the movie in apathy (because, we'll learn, he was put in a mental institution and drugged). When we first meet Lester, he's in apathy as well, mechanically performing his humiliating job from his little office cubicle.3. Ricky smokes dope. Lester smokes dope.4. Ricky quits his job. Lester quits his job.5. Ricky is in love with a teenage girl. Lester is in love (or lust anyway) with a teenage girl.6. Ricky is a teen. Lester acts like a teen - buying the hotrod of his teenage dreams, taking a job at a fast food restaurant, and declaring that he hates responsibility (i.e. being an adult).7. Ricky possesses some profound spiritual insights, exemplified in his speech about seeing life and its beauty in and through all things. It's a realization he had when witnessing a plastic bag dancing in the wind. Lester repeats this exact same speech at the end of the film.8. Both Ricky and Lester overcome their apathy. Ricky rises up from apathy to anger (and finally leaves his father). Lester rises all the way up to true spiritual serenity (which takes place right before he dies, and continues to expand afterward.)

Parallel Plotlines is only one of over 50 ways to give emotional depth to a plot. By the way, it's worth noting that Ricky, when he gives his "beauty" speech (about the plastic bag), has not attained true spiritual serenity at that point, although he (and at first, we) believe he has. His Zen-like serenity if fake, covering his apathy. After all, Zen masters don't sell drugs, they don't allow themselves to be beaten to a pulp by their fathers, they don't insist on staying detached from the world (viewing everything though a camera), and they don't get fascinated by death and speak about it frequently.

Having a false emotion (here, serenity) covering a real emotion (in this case, apathy), gives depth to a character. It's what David calls a Character Deepening Technique. In Beyond Structure, you'll learn dozens of others to enrich your characters.

Imagine two days jam-packed with techniques like the above, and not just for adding depth and uniqueness to characters and plots, but to scenes and dialogue as well. Stir in lots of film clips, add some some chances to master the techniques by practising them in class, and then season the mix with David's warmth and humour, and you've got the magic which is Beyond Structure.

If you find it useful to learn techniques like the above, you might enjoy poking around David's home website - and reading the many illuminating articles there. They're packed with valuable techniques.

David only comes to teach in London once a year. Don't miss this rare opportunity to vastly enhance your artistic palette and inspiration as you learn from the best of the best. Your writing will never be the same.

Create Riveting, 3-Dimensional Characters- 10 techniques for crafting unique, psychologically complex characters.- 38 kinds of character growth for heroes.- 36 ways to make leading characters likable without making them bland.- How to create characters who aren't limited to real people you've met.- 25 types of character quirks and eccentricities.- 37 techniques for giving characters depth.- 11 ways to show character development in stages.- Techniques to create interesting villains.

Write Luminous Dialogue- How to give each character a distinctive voice.- 5 ways to express a character's dimensionality in dialogue.- 14 techniques to capture the rhythm and sound of conversation.- 4 ways to inject depth or subtext into dialogue.- Advanced Dialogue Techniques.- The ultimate dialogue challenge.- 6 techniques for revealing ambivalence in dialogue.

Day 2 Course Outline

Sunday Sept 24 9:30am - 6pm100 Techniques For Creating Compelling Plots and Scenes And How to Write or Develop What Sells.

Using plot to shape characters emotional growth,- 5 additional ways to relate character growth to the plot.

Learn the most efficient way to brainstorm a story from beginning to end.- Create Memorable Scenes

Scene Sculpting- Ways to make scenes interesting and emotionally layered.

The Marketplace Guidelines for Hollywood vs. independent films.

Learn to use the brainstorming computer to improve your pitches.

Ultimate Pitching Skills Workshop

FREE CLASS

On the evening of Thursday, Septemder 21st from 6:30 - 9pm, David Freeman is hosting a pitching skills workshop at Raindance. In it he will demonstrate, using students' pitches, how to rearrange the story and pitch it in order to close a deal. It's only £9.99 and is not advertised anywhere else.

To book, you need to call Raindance on 0207 287 3833.

This class is FREE to members of Raindance, and to anyone attending the weekend Beyond Structure.

Writing Unforgettable Characters and Scenes

Tuesday September 18, 7pm - 9pm

Central London

£10 (free to Raindance members or if you book Dave's Beyond Structure masterclass)

Yet another free evening class if you book onto the Beyond Structure masterclass. Attend this intensive, high-impact class for a dozen specific techniques to markedly improve your characters and scenes.

Filmmaking needn't be expensive, or cluttered with mystique. Let David Freeman give you the information you need to launch your career.

Discounts- Ask about our special repeater fee (-50%) if you have taken this course before and would like a refresher- Ask about our Group Booking discount for 3+ students- Members of Raindance get a 15% discount.- Students, OAP's and UB40's 10% discount

Discounts cannot be combined.

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About David Freeman

Working as a writer and producer, David Freeman has written and developed scripts and other properties which have been bought or optioned by Columbia Pictures, MGM, Paramount, Castle Rock, Buena Vista Television, Atlas Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment, and many other major film and television production companies. He's a long-standing member of the Writers Guild of America.

The workshop has been taken by Writers, Directors, Producers, Stars, and Key Creative Executives behind: Minority Report, Good Will Hunting, The Fugitive, E.R., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Simpsons, The X-Files, Total Recall, Face/Off, 12 Monkeys, King of the Hill

Monday, July 23, 2007

Lottie B is my new friend. So, who is Lottie B ?Well Lottie B is one of the lovely people who have set LocateTV.

At moment it's being trialled, so there isn't much to me as yet.We all hope it to be the Google of TV and film. It's a nice and simple, slick site that lets yousearch for when programmes/films are showing on TV, online and DVD.It will be constantly updated and region specific, with a host of other features in the pipelinethat'll let you customise it without losing its essential clarity.

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

*****************************************************Britain's Next Top Model is warming up nicely onLIVING tv. Just two episodes in and we've hadbitchfights, accidents and tears over new hairdos.Catch the show on LIVING, Mondays, 9pm. For info:http://go.popbit.ch/39*****************************************************

* Carl Cox shows us how it's done* Live Earth fun and games* Charts: Rihanna is STILL number one-----------------------------------------------------

>> Stone the crows << Celebrity climate change confusion

Joss Stone performed at Live Earth Johannesburg. While she stopped to do some interviews for about 20 minutes, someone in her entourage instructed her driver (a Mercedes bio diesel limo) to keep the engine running so the car interior stayed warm for the star.

FYI Johannesburg headliners UB40 announced a trackwith, "Nice to see you all singing, we've got analbum out at the moment, this is a track from it."(So not just for the polar bears, then.)

-----------------------------------------------------London's hottest playgroup is in Battersea.Mark Owen regularly attends, with child, andhappily accompanies the kids on a tambourine.-----------------------------------------------------

He may be a bit of a wizard on the green baize but which snooker star lost his passport this week in Hong Kong's bar district... on a night out with a hooker?

Which Brit rap lothario keeps a shagpad in Wimbledon secret from both wife and girlfriend? When he's not ensconced his married friends can enjoy its charms.

-----------------------------------------------------Slang for gay in China is "to be fond of theleftover peach" or a "sleeve-cutter".-----------------------------------------------------

>> Not the new Banksy << Jack Penate makes new fans

wee minger writes: "XL artist Jack Penate was rather cocky when confronting management at Glasgow's Sub Club last Sunday, after liberally applying his 'tag' to many flat surfaces in the club. However, he was lot less cocky afterwards, when he had to stump up a couple of hundred quid and grovel to the club for his bag, which he had inadvertently left behind."

Radio One's head of music has been telling record label A&Rs to consult him before signing any bands... because what would be the point without knowing if you were going to get any airplay on One.

And they say the music industry is in crisis...

-----------------------------------------------------Bono and The Edge are doing research for theirupcoming Spiderman: The Musical by going to Broadwayshows such as Xanadu and Spring Awakening.-----------------------------------------------------

>> Deerly beloved << How to be really sneaky

Deer farmers breed their does with an Alpha male deer to get the best possible breeding results. But to sure all the does get pregnant they also let a young male deer hang around, to catch any the top deer misses. The technical term for this role, even in the deer management text books? "The sneaky fucker".

-----------------------------------------------------Journey's brilliant Don't Stop Believing has hitnumber one in Ireland, thanks to an appearanceon the final episode of The Sopranos.-----------------------------------------------------

>> Food for thought << Don't touch John McClane's dinner

Bruce Willis' regular chat-up line is "You smell nice! I'm Bruce Willis. Do you want to go to dinner with me?"

However, dinner can be a fraught time for Bruce. He has a morbid fear of anyone touching his food.

-----------------------------------------------------Poor Oliver Stone recently dumped a girlfriendwhen he caught her sniggering with her friendsabout his hair plugs.-----------------------------------------------------

>> Man in black << Graham Poll reinvented

Controversial referee Graham Poll is making a nice living as an after-dinner speaker. He introduces himself by saying "Good evening. I'm the complete tosser who gave out three yellow cards in the World Cup."

It's easy to be scornful of Poll, but he did only made 60 grand a year for taking that abuse - about the same as Andrei Shevchenko gets every three days. And he's confessed the real reason he decided to quit early was when his thirteen year-old daughter started getting death threats.

-----------------------------------------------------Nick Cave spotted running for a bus on the Kings Rd.He "runs like a girl".-----------------------------------------------------

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